Bruins send Charlie Coyle to Avalanche – NBC Boston

The Boston Bruins have made one other notable transfer ahead of Friday’s 3 p.m. ET NHL trade deadline.

They’ve traded middle Charlie Coyle and a 2026 fifth-round decide to the Colorado Avalanche in trade for middle Casey Mittelstadt, ahead prospect Will Zellers and a conditional 2025 second-round draft decide, per a number of reviews. The Athletic’s Fluto Shinzawa first reported the commerce.

It has been a vendor’s market this week, and the Bruins have taken benefit of that with a powerful return for Coyle.

Mittelstadt has struggled a bit this season, however there may be intriguing offensive upside in his sport, and an elevated function in Boston may assist unlock that potential. He tallied 34 factors (11 targets, 23 assists) in 63 video games for the Avs this season. Mittelstadt is signed for 2 extra seasons with a $5.75 million wage cap hit.

Will Zellers was a third-round decide of the Avalanche in 2024, and he performs for the USHL’s Inexperienced Bay Gamblers. He leads the USHL with 37 targets in 40 video games, and he ranks second in factors with 58. The Bruins desperately wanted so as to add prospects with spectacular offensive ability, and Zellers suits the invoice.

Getting one other second-round decide is an effective little bit of enterprise for Boston, too. The B’s additionally acquired a second-round decide as part of the Trent Frederic trade with the Edmonton Oilers earlier this week.

Coyle was first acquired by the Bruins earlier than the 2019 commerce deadline. He has largely performed a third-line middle function as a powerful two-way ahead. He tallied profession highs of 25 targets and 35 assists final season. This season has been a little bit of a wrestle for Coyle offensively with 22 factors (15 targets, seven assists) in 64 video games.

Coyle has yet another season left on his contract with a $5.25 million cap hit.